Bhagavad Gita · 17.21
॥
Devanāgarī
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः ।
दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ |
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यत् तुyat tubut that [charity] which.
प्रत्युपकारार्थम्prati-upakāra-arthamfor the sake (artham) of a return of the favor (prati-upakāra).
फलम् उद्दिश्य वाphalam uddiśya vāor aiming (uddiśya) to [gain] a fruit (phalam).
पुनःpunaḥin the future.
दीयते चdīyate caand is given.
परिक्लिष्टम्parikliṣṭamgrudgingly, with reluctance.
तत् दानम्tat dānamthat charity.
राजसम्rājasamrājasic.
स्मृतम्smṛtamis considered.
Translation
“But that charity which is given in expectation of a return, or with the aim of gaining fruits in the future, or grudgingly — such charity is considered rājasic.”
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